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[[Image:RF00551.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Stem-loop structure of the bicoid 3'-UTR regulatory element]]

The '''bicoid 3'-UTR regulatory element''' is an [[RNA]] [[regulatory element]] of [[gene expression]], consisting of four domains (denoted as II, III, IV and V).  It is essential for the correct transport and localisation of [[bicoid]] [[mRNA]] during [[oocyte]] and embryo [[cellular differentiation|differentiation]],<ref>{{cite journal | last = Ehresmann C | first = C | year = 2004 | title = Secondary structure of the 3' UTR of bicoid mRNA | journal = Biochimie | volume = 86 | pages = 91–104 | doi = 10.1016/j.biochi.2004.01.002}}</ref> which has been studied most thoroughly in the development of ''[[Drosophila melanogaster]]'' (fruitfly) [[larva]]e.

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* [http://rfam.sanger.ac.uk/family?entry=RF00551 Rfam page for Bicoid 3'-UTR regulatory element]

[[Category:Cis-regulatory RNA elements]]
[[Category:Developmental biology]]